Eco Gifts for Eco Dad - Ideas for Father’s Day
Kindle - Happily say buh-bye to paper and give dad something where he can wirelessly download from more than 125,000 books, newspapers, magazines and blogs in less than a minute.
Reel Mower - The environmentally friendly Reel mower with a grass catcher provides a crisp, clean cut with a slicing action. Features 5 blade reel [...]
Don’t Replace Meat with SPAM!
According to the Associated Press, since meat prices have skyrocketed, people have resorted to buying canned meat, namely: Spam. ICK!
All I can say is: DON’T DO THAT!
Why? Because anything processed and canned is treated with chemicals such as sodium nitrites (to keep its color and to preserve it) and salt. That’s why it can live [...]
What Do Prescription Drugs REALLY Do to You?
Did you know that many of the drugs you’re prescribed, can actually HARM you? It is so shocking that these things are supposed to be helping us but in most cases, they don’t. They simply feed the greedy pockets of big pharmaceutical companies. How do we know which drugs do damage?
The 24-Hour Pharmacist- is the [...]
Tie the Knot The Eco Friendly Way: “Green” White Weddings Dresses
Reduce your negative impact on the earth and have an eco wedding (also called eco friendly weddings, green weddings, sustainable weddings). How? To start, here are some suggestions regarding eco-wedding dresses:
Forget White White Dresses
You might not know that many people die because of the toxic chemical process used to make wedding dresses that sparkly [...]
Natural, Safe Flea Collars for Dogs and Cats
Spring has sprung sort of and the weather is warming up. Well, it’s supposed to be warming up in most parts of the world and that means it’s time to think about flea control for your beloved pets.
Since most flea collars use very strong chemicals, keep your little cutie safe and use an herbal, natural [...]
Pillow Stuffing Natural Alternatives
From apartmenttherapy:
“Picking out a pillow must be one of the most subjective and personal choices one can make for their personal well-being. It’s just a pillow, but it makes a huge difference between having a good night’s rest and one tossing and turning. Another consideration for many is allergies. Although goose down is considered the [...]
Optimism 1.0
If you think the title of this post sounds a bit geeky, you’d be right. Optimism one point OH sounds happy but is a serious little software application that identifies the triggers of depression. It helps make strategies to maintain long lasting mental health.
When people have mental health issues, particularly with depression, it takes a [...]
Get Cell Phones Away from Little Kids!
Videos like these have been circulating for a while, and admit it. They are oh so very cute, cuddly and adorable and they will tend to give us all a warm fuzzy feeling all over but face it, it is so very wrong. Cell phones are direly dangerous to people, especially babies and toddlers. Keep [...]
Economics of Going Solar
From offgrid:
“Should you retrofit your home with solar power? The short answers are: probably (for your hot-water); definitely (for your pool); and likely not (for your household electrical needs).
Water Heating
Your hot-water heater is an energy hog, accounting for up to one-quarter of your household’s energy consumption. Add greenhouse gas emissions associated with conventional hot water [...]
Lift Your Mood This Holiday Season
The holidays are here, ready or not. For some, it’s a festive, merry time of year and all is neato and chill, in an endless happiness. For others, unfortunately, it’s the dreaded time of the year filled with sugar plum psycho madness with a ginormous slice of hell and anguish and a side of stress [...]
Ignorance is…
NOT bliss. Remember that.
Sure, watching the news can be extraordinarily upsetting and you might’ve been a million times better had you not seen it, in general, it’s a good thing to know what’s going on in the world, the environment and your health. More specifically, you have to know that it is, in fact, essential [...]
Eco Gift Expo, Santa Monica California
If you’re in the the southern California area, check out the Eco Gift Expo being held in Santa Monica next weekend. It’s a large-scale eco-conscious gift show that provides people with an uplifting experience and a solution to the difficult emotions, inconveniences and terrible waste associated with the holidays and holiday shopping.
Eco Gift Expo
Eco Gift [...]
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Unique Gift Ideas for the Upcoming Holidays
1. Coffee Roaster and 9 lbs of Organic Fair Trade Coffee - The clear roast chamber makes it very easy to view the roasting process, a must have feature that eliminates burnt or under roasted coffee. The Gene Cafe can hold up to 10 oz. of unroasted green coffee which will yield up to an [...]
How to be Happy: Clean Your House!
Don’t you get annoyed when your place is sloppy, dirty, just overall messy? If you don’t care when your house is slobsville, try this: tidy up, clean your bathroom (use products with no toxic chemicals), vacuum (ok, use your cute little Roomba. Those are awesome, I know.) Once your house is squeeky clean and neat, [...]